INTERNAUT
Nine up-and-coming technologies are going to have a big impact on the way the government uses the Web, as well as on how people access government information from it.
A filter at the firewall will help shield agency nets from attack
Security experts want to stop denial-of-service attacks at their source by encouraging systems administrators to filter outgoing packets at routers and firewalls.
Uncle Sam puts $80m in state traffic plans
What do a Northwestern ferry boat, a Mid-Atlantic bridge and a Silicon Valley freeway have in common?
NeoTrace tracks packets through the Net
Ever have Internet connectivity problems? Who hasn't?
Brickbats fly in Iowa funding fray
Iowa's chief information officer, an appointee of Democratic Gov. Tom Vilsack, has set off a partisan brawl over information technology spending with the Republican leadership of the Iowa Legislature.
Colorado turns AF base into digital center
When the Air Force closed Denver's Lowry Air Force Base in October 1994, the surrounding community lost its economic mainstay. What do you do with two square miles of Air Force base once it has closed? Turn it into a theme park? A shopping mall? Hardly credible options for a collection of deserted runways, barracks, office buildings and workshops.
Mainframe-web middleware
Federal agencies, under mandate from Congress and the Office of Management and Budget to reduce paperwork, need to collect information electronically and publish on the Web.
CA's Jasmine ii can help integrate multiplatform data sets
If your agency needs to link dozens or even hundreds of diverse data sets residing on everything from old mainframes to PC servers, consider Jasmine ii.
IBM's servers get high-quality copper chips
IBM Corp.'s copper-connected processors are now available in entry-level RS/6000 high-performance servers.
COUNTY LINES
Street fight. Three years ago, when the road agency chiefs of Michigan's Oakland and Wayne counties shared a drive to a meeting in Lansing, they mapped out an idea to help combat winter road conditions: multijurisdictional collaboration. Technology would be the conduit.
Dell upgrades its PowerEdge servers so they can accept four speedy Pentium III Xeon chips
Dell Computer Corp. has upgraded its four-way servers to accommodate the fastest processors and chip sets.
Ga., BellSouth to run first U.S. Centrex IP trial
The Georgia government is participating in the first U.S. trial of Centrex IP technology as part of a wider state Internet telephony research project.
Baltimore MAN unites agencies citywide
By building a metropolitan area network, Baltimore is prompting a continental shift in agency systems.
Montanans wrangle ornery software
At 900 miles wide, bigness is not often a problem for Montana. But the state has faced big challenges recently with an overhaul of its financial, human resources management and budget information system.
POWER USER
I've been using the latest version of the Rocket eBook in the office and on the road, but not for buying books online. I carry it around to look up large amounts of custom reference data, especially downloaded Web sites.
Network consortium in Silicon Valley shares one transportation goal: 'No more tangles!'
A new network will let a 10-government California consortium go with the flow.
Two California cities migrate to the same system very differently
When it came time to upgrade financial systems, the cities of Watsonville and West Covina, Calif., selected the same combination of Microsoft Windows NT and Envision Series financial management software from Systems Consultants Inc. of St. Louis.
GSA's depot plan delayed again; unions schedule more discussions
The General Services Administration's 10-month effort to close some of its supply warehouses has hit another roadblock.
Congress scrutinizes E-FOIA compliance
Rep. Steve Horn is going back to the blackboard. This time the California Republican said he is pondering the use of report cards to assess agencies' compliance with the Electronic Freedom of Information Act of 1996.
Pesachowitz leaves EPA
Alvin Pesachowitz, the Environmental Protection Agency's former chief information officer, will take a job with Grant Thornton LLP.
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